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trepanner en · NOUN

Etymology

From trepan + -er.

Meanings

1. A person who trepans.
   • [I]n the year 1000 the trepanner had at his disposal the semi-mechanical bow drill that was used by carpenters and masons of the time. 1999, Robert Lacey, Danny Danziger, The Year 1000: What life was like at the turn of The First Millennium, London: Abacus, published 2000, page 124:
2. A trepanning tool.

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